Dirt!

The weather today has been so nice, that I got to spend some time in the yard!!! Yeah! My task for today was to make the side of the yard a bit nicer. This is one of the areas that we have flowers growing that I posted pictures of yesterday.

So, I pulled the weeds and grass in the area around the flowers. Then my hubby and I went to Home Depot (we are spending WAY to much money there. hehehehe) to buy some bricks to put around it. My hubby says that he is going to level out where the bricks are sometime this week.

I'm pleased with how this turned out with not a lot of time or money being spent on it!

Flowers!!!!!

Today my wonderful parents come over to our house. My dad and husband were in the basement fixing something, and my mom and I were in the yard. And know what we found?? More flowers!!! How fun is that?? And seeing that I had my mom right there she could tell me what they were!

Then my mom and I were sitting in the kitchen and we saw a raccoon on the roof of the house in back of us! I don't think I have ever saw a real live raccoon before! The raccoon just kept walking around for a while! I thought he was cute, but I'm told that raccoons do not make good friends.

Flowers?

To me, one of the most exciting things about having a house is the fact that you can plant! When we moved into our house I was all ready to buy massive amounts of bulbs and plant them in our flower beds. However, I was talking with my mom and she told me that I should wait, and see if anything comes up. This thought made me very excited. So every day, now that's its been a bit warmer, I have been out in the flower beds looking for growth. And you know what? I saw something!!!!!

My only question now is...what is it? If anyone has any ideas, let me know! I can't wait to find out what it is!!!! If its a weed, I'm going to be very upset.

In other news..I went to the thyroid doctor today. Not so fun. He told me that I need to have the left side of my thyroid taken out. How unfun is that? He did some more blood work, and I have to go back and see him in about a week. Then we will set up the surgery date. I'm not really looking forward to this.

Seeing how much everyone is enjoying the house pictures, I thought I would add a couple more today!

New Stuff!

Yesterday, Donnie and I went shopping for a new monitor to go with our new computer. Donnie had saw a 19 inch flat screen on sale for $199 so we headed to get it. However, when we got there, Donnie fell in love with a 22 inch wide screen. Needless to say, we came home with the 22 inch wide screen. The good news is that this one was on sale, and there was a rebate!

My dear friend Courtney asked for more house pictures, so here you go!

I was going to post more house pictures...but blogger is not wanting to work. Ohh well..maybe tomorrow.

Pictures!

After we moved in, Donnie and I had our wedding photographer come out and take pictures of us and our new house. I know this is not something that most people do, but it was SO much fun, and I LOVE the pictures. We got the CD with the pictures on it today, and there are like 90 some pictures!

I wanted to have pictures done for a few reasons. One, I wanted to use them for new address cards, open house cards, and our Christmas newsletter. Also, I want to change the banner on my blog to one of these pictures. However, that won't be for a while, because the lady that made my header before is taking a couple weeks off right now. How can she do this to me? hehehe

We had such a great time with these pictures. She took pictures of us in our bathtub! We were laughing the whole time we were in the tub. I think I will have to have some of the tub pictures printed to hang in the bathroom.

She even took pictures of us and our babies, Wilber and Timpleton! They are famous now!

These pictures were all taken by The Shooting Gallery Photography. Check out the website here! As you can see she does AWESOME work!

New Computer!!!

So the computer that we have (well...its really Donnie's) has been flaky for a while now. Working, and not working when ever it pleases. The funny thing is that I think the computer issues where more upsetting to me than Donnie.

So, on Sunday night he ordered a new machine online, and it was delivered today! YEAH!!!!! How fast was that??? The plan is to put the new machine in the computer room, and put the old computer downstairs. It will be nice having two machines. Hopefully now we won't be fighting over them!!! hehehe

Unpacking

So we have been in our house a few weeks now, and boxes are still every where! I have had no motivation to unpack what so ever. Its so sad! However, yesterday I made myself get the living room put together. I think this was the room that had the least amount of work to do to it. Hey...you have to start somewhere.

The computer room is the worst room right now. This has turned into a dumping room for stuff that I don't know what to do with. I'm slowly coming to the conclusion that at some point I need to find a home for all this stuff.

I am happy to report that our front door is looking very cute. Shortly after we moved in I bought a spring welcome sign for the door. Its so fun to buy holiday decorations for our house! In our apartment we did not have room for anything like this!

Top of the Morning to You!

One thing that brings me great joy in life, is making a big deal out of little holidays. Yesterday was a great example of this. My mom invited Donnie and I over for dinner yesterday and it was great. We had potatoes, cabbage, clover rolls, and some sorts Irish meat. Being the non meat eater I have no idea what it was.

Then the real fun started. We all played California Rummy. This has been a game that our family has played forever! It was great fun.

Happy (day after) St. Patty's Day!

Trash Can

Yesterday was a day of amazement's. First, we finally got our Internet hooked up, and we got our trash can!!!!! Many of you (the peeps I know in "real" life) know our story with our trash can. But for those that have not heard the story..here it goes.

When we moved into our house, we had no garbage can. This is a problem because in Detroit everyone has to have the same can from the city. However, I did not think it was going to be hard to get one. So I called the city to try and buy a trash can. They told me I had to file a police report because it was missing when we moved it.

So I called the police department (I guess they have a whole department devoted to trash can issues) and they asked me many many question. Like, When did you first notice the trash can missing? What time of day was it?...blah...blah...blah. The whole time I was like...you have got to be kidding me...all this for a trash can? Then the ultimate question (I swear this is 100% the truth) she asked me "Are you white or black?" I literally said to her "WHAT?" In telling Donnie this story he said I should have asked her what color gets the can the fastest.

After I filed the police report, I had to call the city back. They informed me that they would mail me more information about getting my can. Keep in mind, we have just moved it, have lots of trash and no where to put it. Luckily my mom and dad came one weekend, and took some of the trash for us.

A week later, I did get a letter in the mail, stating that I need to send a money order to the city. So I went to the bank got the money order, and mailed it in. And yesterday our trash can showed up!!!!! It a miracle!!!!!

Internet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is the happiest day of my life!!!! (okay...besides my wedding day. hahaha) We have Internet!!!! I thought I was going to die without it but I did make it!!!! So far, our DSL is really fast, only slightly slower than cable.

Today I went to the doctor, once again to get test results. The doctor said that the growth on my thyroid is not cancer, and he does not want to do anything with it at this time. He is sending me to a specialist to get his thoughts on the issue. I have a question with all of this. Because I'm going to a new doctor does that mean I have to have all my test done again? I sure hope not.

I love the Library!

Currently I'm using the computer at the Redford library. I love this place. Not only do they have tons of books, helpful nice people, but they also have SUPER fast computers! WOW! If only I could live here. hahahaha

I have a very important announcement to make. After much thought I have deiced to keep the 70's green appliance. I'm sure this is very shocking to most of you. Here are the reasons. They are in VERY good shape, and VERY clean. It does not look like anyone has ever even used them. Also, the color is growing on me. It fits the rest of the kitchen. So, they are staying.

There has been another set back to our Internet connection getting. I'm sure you are all shocked. So, we got a phone line, and we are getting DSL. Here's the problem. We only have one phone jack in the whole house (gotta love old houses) and we do not want a wire going all the way from the kitchen to the computer room. So we are having another jack put in. They can not come out to put a jack in till Wednesday. grrr.

On to pictures!!!!! Yeah!!!!

This is Donnie enjoying our very first meal at our house! We ordered pizza (for me) and wings (for Donnie).

A couple days after we moved in we got a big snow, and of course we had no shovel. Donnie had to go to Home Depot to get a shovel.

Here are some pictures of our color choices. The colors look really funky on this computer. I hope they are not like this on yours! In the computer room, on three walls we did a light purple, and on the last wall we painted dark purple. I really like how this room turned out.

In the bedroom we did three walls light blue, and one wall a darker blue. I'm not sure how I feel about these colors.

The living room is a orangeish pinkish color. Donnie calls it adobe. (as in Native American not photoshop)

I would invite you all over for a visit. But the place is still a MESS. Maybe in another month. Have a great weekend!

Still no Internet!

I am going through withdraw!!! I can't take it!!! Going this long with out Internet could drive a person mad!

Here's the scoop on whats been happening. We got a land line. I thought the day would never come. We are getting an alarm system put in, so we needed to get one. Also, we have always used cable Internet, but it is SO expensive, so we are switching to DSL. I hope it does not drive me insane. Does anyone out there use a DSL line? Let me know what you think of it.

Yesterday was a big day! We got our washer and drier!!! It is so nice not having to go to the laundromat. I did 5 loads of laundry! (I did not work yesterday, because I was having test done) Love it, love it, love it

Also yesterday I had my thyroid scan and uptake done. It was nice because I got to talk to this doctor for a bit who only deals with thyroid issues. He was the one that did the test. On the scan they were looking to see if the mass on my thyroid contains cancer. Cancer...now that's a scary word. Although I will not get results back for about a week, the doctor is 99% sure there is no cancer. I was told that even if it was cancer, it is very easy to take care of if its on the thyroid. That's a good thing.

We should have our DSL line up and running by the 12th. Then many, many, many, pictures will be posted. Although, I'm sad to report that I have no pictures of my thyroid.

Update Part 2

We still have no Internet. sniff sniff sniff. For some reason our computer is not working, so I had to call and cancel the Internet guys. I think something happened with the computer in the move. Donnie is great with computers, so he is going to try to fix it soon.

That means that right now I'm at work, and its nap time. Boy do I love nap time. hehehe

I went back to the doctor yesterday to get the results back on my tests. They showed that I have a mass growing on both sides of my thyroid. So what does this mean? More test. ohh joy. I have to go in and have my thyroid scanned. I'm not sure what all this entails, but I know I have to take a day off of work for it. I'm ready to be done with all these tests!!

We are all moved now!!! Yesterday we got all our things out of the apartment, and left our keys. It feels so good to be all moved. However, now we have to do the unpacking. Donnie and I have been SO busy with all this moving stuff! Last night we just relaxed on the sofa for like 30 min before bed, and I think that was the best part of my week so far.

As soon as our computer is up and running I will post pictures!

Update!

Currently I'm at work, and its nap time! That means I can have a few minutes of computer time!!! I knew I could not wait till Wednesday!! Here are a few updates.

I have not gotten any results back from the many tests I had done last week. However, I should hear from the doctor today. I am feeling much better.

The new house is great! Two Men and a Truck moved us on Saturday. They were great!!! So fast!!! But we still have some odds and ends at the apartment that we will have to get out before the 1st. Donnie and I spent most of the weekend painting. We painted the second bedroom, our bedroom, and the living room. The only thing we have left is the hallway!!!

I do have lots of pictures that I hope to post on Wednesday!

We Did It!!!

We are official home owners. (but I think the bank currently owns about 99% of the house) We did close today at 3 pm and all went well. However, everyone was avoiding me with the whole pink eye thing. After closing we stopped by the house to get our key. I don't think it has hit me that it is our house yet.

These are the appliance that I have been talking about in a couple past posts. I finally took a picture of them today. I have been told by many people not to get rid of them, (seeing that retro is cool) but I still say they have to go! I would be more than happy to sell them to someone who thinks retro is cool. hehehehe

When it Rains it Pours

Two Words....Pink Eye

This morning I woke up with goupie eyes..and that means one thing. Pink eye. I was at the doctor today for a ultrasound of my heart. On the way out, I ran into my doctor. He asked how I was feeling. To this I replied that I still felt sick, and he put me in a room and looked at me at once. He said I looked just as bad as I did on Monday, plus pink eye. So I got more prescriptions. I'm turning into a pharmacy!

Please pray for me to get better before Monday. I need to get back to work!!!

Less than 2 hours till closing!

Its the End of the World!!!

This morning I have been transferring all the bills and such to our NEW address. Everything was going well, until I talked to the Internet people. Here is the very tragic news. The Internet people can not come out till WEDNESDAY to hook up our Internet. We are moving on SATURDAY. That means 4 full days without Internet.

I tried telling the lady that there HAD to be a mistake. I can not go FOUR days without Internet. I could die!!!!!! However, she did not seam to care. I wonder if you can die from Internet withdraw?

Bionic Woman

I'm now calling myself the bionic woman.

Yesterday I had an ultrasound done of my thyroid. I will not know the results of that until I chat with my doctor in a few days.

Today I got my EKG machine put on. I get to wear this for 24 hours! I'm so lucky!! I have to say it feels odd having all these wires and such hooked up to me. I also have to keep a journal about what I'm doing during these 24 hours. Seeing that I still feel pretty bad I think the whole journal is going to say....resting.

A New World of Blogging

I have a video post!!!!! Beware...this movie is very scary.

What a day!

Are you ready for a story? Settle in...this may get long.

Saturday night my ears started to hurt, but I did not think much of it.

Sunday after church I felt horrible. I ached all over, fever, cough, headache. So I called the family I nanny for I told them I would not be in on Monday. I was hoping this would be like a 24 hour bug, and I would be back to work soon.

Today I did not get out of bed but two times. One, to take a shower. (the hot water felt so good on my aching body) And two, to go to the doctor. I was in no shape to drive so Donnie took me to his doctor (its a walk in clinic) after he got out of work. The clinic is SO ghetto I would prefer not to go there, but desperate times call for desperate measures. I'm happy to report that the doctor that I got was not ghetto at all, and I really liked him

The first thing the doctor asked me about was my thyroid. I thought this was a bit odd because I thought I had the flu. I have had issues with my thyroid in the past but nothing bad enough that needed treatment. I had not noticed this, but I have a rather large lump on my neck. He basically told me he thought my thyroid was going wacko.

Then came the tests. I had blood taken, an x ray of my chest, a breathing test thing, and an EKG. The EKG showed that something funky is going on in my body. So, I have to go back to this doctor for a 24 hour EKG test, a heart echo sound (or something like that) and have a ultrasound done of my thyroid.

Needless to say this all flipped me out. I go in thinking I have the flu, and leave needing test done on my heart. However, the doctor did give me an antibiotic for everything else that is going on. The doctor also have me this odd inhaler to use that does not spray anything, but you have to suck this power out of it. I can't figure out how to use it. Donnie has been helping.

Also needless to say is I have no pictures for today. I'm in a sorry state, and you should all be thankful that I'm sparing you from seeing me like this.

For all my prayer warrior friends out there, please pray for the healing of my body. Also, please pray that God will grant me peace during this time. Thanks!

City Living

This past week Donnie and I discovered another down side to living in the city. It goes by the name of home owners insurance. I did not know any of this before buying a house, but in order to have a mortgage one has to have home owners insurance. This is all fine and dandy unless you live in the city.

Here is the problem..(or so I'm told). We are not paying a huge amount of money for the house, but according to the insurance people, if the place burnt down it would cost more than twice what were paying to rebuild. So because what the house cost, and what it would cost to replace is so different, our insurance is SKY high.

I thought maybe the insurance guy was just making all this up, so I called my mortgage guy. He looked up some recent mortgages that he has done in the same area. And everyone was paying about the same HUGE price.

Here is where is gets frustrating. I WANT to live in Detroit. I want to live here to see a city changed. I want to be a part of that change. However, we are encountering so many bad things about living in the city. For a split second I thought we should just move some place else. Donnie and I did talk about it. However, God has given me a heart for the city. This is where I'm going to stay (until the cost of our house insurance drives us to the poor house).

Packing!!!!

Today we started the very large task of packing up all our earthly belonging into boxes. This is a very overwhelming task!!!! Needless to say, our apartment is torn up!!! Two men and a truck will be moving us a week from today!!!!! So much work to do, so little time.


Tonight we went over to my parents house to celebrate Valentines Day. My mom had a wonderful dinner for us, and then we got presents! I had wanted a shredder, and my mom got one for us! Nothing says "I love you" like a shredder!!!!

Happy (day after) Valentines Day!!

I hope everyone out their in blog land had a great Valentines day!!! Mine was most great. I do not work on Wednesdays, so I had the day off. And, my wonderful husband took the day off, so we got the spent the day together! How fun is that?

I had to run around a bit in the afternoon, and when I got back Donnie had flowers and lunch waiting for me!! How cool is that?

And to top the whole day off I got a new camera!!!! I had been wanting a new digital camera for a while now, and last night I got one! Its the Canon powershot630. I LOVE it! It has a ton of cool features that I'm trying to learn to use. I almost did not go to work today, because I wanted to stay home with my camera.

The feature that I have been playing with the most is called color accent, and it only shows one color, and everything else is in back and white. Too cool!!!

More House Pictures

Here are some pictures of the inside of the home we are buying!!! Enjoy!!!

This is looking into the kitchen. The appliances are 70's green. They still work, but I say they HAVE TO GO!!!!

This is the bathroom. The nice thing about the bathroom is that all the tile is new!!! Yeah!!! Bad thing about the bathroom....galvanised pipes.

Here's the basement. It is very woody. It has a upnorth feel to it. I'm not in love with the woody look, however, I do love having a finished basement This is the very old washer. And this also still works!!!! And this also is getting replaced!!!! hehehe

Hope you enjoyed the mini tour!!!!

Blogger Issues

So, I have been trying to blog for the past couple of days, but blogger has not been working!!! grrrrrr. Is anyone else having problems with their blog?

Taxes!

I am happy to report that our taxes are done! This morning we went to a tax place that Donnie has always gone to before church. We were in and out in about 15 minutes. How cool is that? I'm happy to have this out of the way!